Electronic Prescriptions Posted or Updated on 2 Aug 2024

From Monday 7th September 2020, most prescriptions will be signed, sent and processed electronically. Patients will have 2 choices for how this works.  

You can chooose a pharmacy or dispenser to dispense all your prescriptions. When it is issued it will be sent electronically to the dispenser you have chosen. You can then collect your medicines or appliances without having to hand in a paper copy.

Or

Your can decide each time you are issued a prescription where you would like it to be dispensed. You will be given a paper copy that you take to any pharmacy or dispenser in England. The paper copy will contain a unique barcode that will be scanned to download it from a secure database. These paper prescriptions will no longer need to be signed by a doctor or prescriber.  

For more information please visit www.nhs.uk/eps.